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Home My WebLink About1941-04-071-2 MINUTES Council Chamber, City Hall, Huntington Beach, California Monday, April 7, 1941. The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor McCallen. Councilmen present: Grable, Morehouse, McCallen. Councilmen Absent: Chamness, Talbert. Minutes On motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, minutes for the month of March were approved asyread. C. of C. The Clerk read a letter from the Chamber of Commerce asking Easter Service the City to underwrite the expense of conducting musical entertain- ment Easter Sunday afternoon in the beach pavilion and, on motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, the Council appropriated the sum of $50.00 with the understanding that the Chamber of Commerce will endeavor to secure subscriptions for a portion of this amount to be refunded to the City. Nuisance - The Clerk read a letter from Dr. Lee Russell of the County stagnant water in lowlands Health Department calling attention to the nuisance created by stagnant water in the lowlands between the City of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. The subject was discussed by the Mayor and mem- bers of the City Council with Mr. Ed Farnsworth, Mr. Gisler and s. others owning property in the above named district. In the dis- cussion Mr. Farnsworth said the estimated cost for pumping the water from the lowlands would be approximately $3,000.00 and he believed the City of Huntington Beach, County of Orange and the Talbert Drainage District should join in meeting this expense. He stated that the Drainage District had already donated the sum of approximately $1,500.00 and that a pump is now in operation but other pumps will be needed and should be located at various places adjoining the highway and, on motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, the City Council went on record requesting the Board of Supervisors of Orange County to take some action toward relieving the financial strain. It was agreed that the Mayor and members of the City Council would meet with the Board of Supervisors at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 8th. Opening under State highway On motion by Morehouse seconded by Grable, the City Engineer .was directed to contact the State Highway Department and ask that an engineer be sent to consult with the City Engineer regarding appropriate opening under the state highway to assist in carrying off surplus water. Surety bonds - Herlinger & On motion by Morehouse seconded by Grable, the surety bond Newland of Myrtle E. Herlinger and Helen N. Newland were accepted and 1 a Y -a ordered filed. Page 2, Minutes - April 7, 1941. 1 � r Mr. Clark to On motion by Morehouse seconded by Grable, the Council allocated Sewage Conv. the sum of $20.00 to be allowed James Clark in attending the California Sewage Works Association at Santa Cruz April 20th to 22d, inclusive, Neon sign The application of P. L. Wood to erect Neon "sign on the municipal pier was read and referred to the Beach and Pier Committee for their ,- recommendations. r Errington to The Clerk read a letter from Assistant Chief of Police asking that Police Dept. E.C.Errington be transferred from the Street Department to the Police Department as of April 1st and, on motion by Morehouse seconded by Grable, the request was granted, salary to be Class "Bit. Prices on The Clerk read_a letter from Foster -Barker Company quoting prices microphones for furnishing the City with microphones. The letter was referred to Chamness, Talbert and Grable for their consideration. Neon sign On motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, the application of C.O. Birch to install Neon sign at 408 Ocean Avenue was approved. Licenser On motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, the application of Teddie Teddie & Lee . .and Lee for license to operate restaurant at 406 Ocean Avenue was approved. Sowest Exp. On motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, application of Southwest State well #38 Exploration Company for permit to drill well known as State No. 38 was approved. Emerg.Vol. The Clerk read a report from the American Legion Auxiliary showing Service Tabulation Emergency Voluntary Service Tabulation. The report was ordered placed on file for future reference. Lights at Referring to a letter from Joe Rodgers dated March 6, 1941 asking baseball park the City to turn over twelve lights now being used in the City Baseball Park. The Mayor asked Engineer Overmyer if he had been able to determine who owns the lights. Engineer Overmyer stated that ten of the lights were purchased directly by the City and that he understood on good authority the T balance of the lights were purchased by the Baseball League and;by private contributions to the Baseball League and,on motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, the City Clerk was directed to write Mr. Rodgers to the effect that all lights in the park belonged to the City to be used in the ball park. Letter of The Clerk read a letter from C. P. Pann recommending Mr. Ross Parr recommendation - Parr for a position with the City. The letter was ordered filed for future reference. Cancellation The Clerk read a letter from McVicar-Rood asking the"City to cancel of surety bond surety bond in the principal sum of $500.00 each covering easements 406 and 408,for the reason that no drilling has or will be performed on these leases and, on motion by Morehouse seconded by Grable, the Clerk was di- rected to reply stating that it is agreeable with the City to cancel surety bonds on the above drilling easements. Garden Club The Clerk read a letter from the Huntington Beach Garden Club re - recommends sunken commending a sunken plaza at the location of the present Pacific Electric plaza . depot as soon as the depot has been moved. The Clerk was directed to Page 3, Minutes - April 7, 1941 14 reply and state that the Council would be glad to take the matter under consideration as soon as the depot has been removed. Monthly The Clerk read monthly reports of the City Treasurer, City reports Clerk, City Collector, City Judge, City Engineer, Chief of Police and, on motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, same were accepted and ordered filed. 1. Cent Gas Tax City Engineer Overmyer presented Second Supplemental Memorandum for stop & Go signal of Agreement for Expenditure of I Cent Gas Tax for State Highways., The Resolution #878 passed Plans & Speci- fications Demands Nat'l Emergency Council meeting purpose of this report being to allocate the sum of approximately $3,100.00 for the erection of stop and go signals at the intersection of Main Street and Ocean Avenue. The Clerk read Resolution No. 878 ap- proving the application and, on motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, Resolution No. 878 was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Grable, Morehouse, McCallen. NOES: Councilmen: None. ABSENT: Councilmen: Chamness, Talbert. On motion by. Grable seconded by lbrehouse, plans and specifications for the erection of stop and go signal at the intersection of Main Street and Ocean Avenue were approved as submitted by the City Engineer. The Clerk read a letter from Engineer Qvermyer recommending that the present arch over Ocean Avenue be removed for the reason that it is becoming defective and that there is great danger of collapse -unless a considerable sum of money is spent on immediate repairs. The matter was taken•under consideration by the City Council. On motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse, demands approved by the Finance Committee were ordered paid. Councilman Grable stated that he and the Fire Chief and the Assistant Chief of Police attended a meeting of the National Emergency Council in Santa Ana recently and that another meeting is to be held Thursday, April loth, at Swanson's Cafe, Santa Ana, 6:30 P.M. dinner. On motion by Grable seconded by Morehouse,,the City Council adjourned until 7:30 P.M. Monday, April 14, 1941. City Clerk and ex-officio Cle--ram of the City Council. l 1 1